Word For The Day, Wednesday, November 13, 2013-- deleterious

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Word For The Day, Wednesday, November 13, 2013-- deleterious

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

deleterious [del-i-teer-ee-uh s]

hear it pronounced

adjective

1. injurious to health: deleterious gases.
2. harmful; injurious: deleterious influences.

Origin: 1635–45; < Greek dēlētḗrios destructive, adj. derivative of dēlētḗr destroyer, equivalent to dēlē- variant stem of dēleîsthai to hurt, injure + -tēr agent suffix + -ios adj. suffix; see -ious

Related forms

del•e•te•ri•ous•ly, adverb
del•e•te•ri•ous•ness, noun
non•del•e•te•ri•ous, adjective
non•del•e•te•ri•ous•ly, adverb
non•del•e•te•ri•ous•ness, noun

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

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[TruthShallSetYouFree]

For today’s lesson, I looked up the word “deleterious,” and the dictionary said, “see Obamacare.”

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Homework time!

[knarf]

Lucifercare is deleterious to my health.

[hobbes1]

Morning Truthy!

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

A++

You're Number One.

[secret garden]

The truth is revealed about the deleterious effects of QE.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Good morning to you.

[secret garden]

Thank you for saving me from being number two. ROR!

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

A+++

Maybe, when this ridiculous policy ends, I can get a bank statement that says something other than: "You have earned 39 cents this quarter." Pity it costs them a 46 cent stamp to tell me that.

[Marathoner]

The Kenyan usurper’s reign of terror has been most deleterious to my mental health.

[Honorary Serb]

Nearly everything the obama administration does is deleterious to America, and the defeat of Ken Cuccinelli is deleterious to both Virginia and our entire nation!!!!

[MrB]

Deleterious is a good word,
but I liked Jefferson’s word for describing great cities:

PESTILENTIAL.

[hobbes1]

It’s o.k. To be number 2, as long as you don’t step in it!

[SoothingDave]

Pestilentil is when bugs get into your beans.

[hobbes1]

See above.

[hobbes1]

I thought that was crabs....

[MrB]

Not even the word of the day,
and you’re making puns on the “alternate”...

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

A++
His remaining positive approval rating includes primarily the freeloaders and the socialists. Most of the rest of us had him figured out from Day One.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

A+++
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. But it ain’t McAwful.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

A++

PESTILENTIAL.

An excellent rhyming description of our fearless leader's leadership skills.

(Note to Barry--you're supposed to be PRESIDENTIAL.)